Submitted 1 year ago by Seraph@kbin.social to moviesandtv@lemmy.film
https://www.tomsguide.com/news/how-to-watch-wheel-of-time-season-2-online-release-date-and-time
Release schedule:
Friday, September 1: Episodes 1-3 "A Taste of Solitude," "Strangers and Friends," and "What Might Be"
Friday, September 8: Episode 4 "Daughters of the Night"
Friday, September 15: Episode 5
Friday, September 22: Episode 6
Friday, September 29: Episode 7
Friday, October 6: Episode 8
How not to watch it: watch season 1.
I’m really struggling to take this show as it is. I’ve read the books multiple times and can accept that things need to change for the screen, but some of the decisions the writers are making here are making are baffling.
Fundamental changes to the core systems of the world. Major character motivations and events.
I find myself asking, “What?” More then being sucked into the world. People are having things happen to them at such a breakneck place it’s a little hard to comprehend.
We’ll see if they can pull it together.
I’m in the same boat. It’s as if they wanted to do original work but we’re scared of going “alone” without the bankability of big-name IP. They changed too much; the names are the same, but it’s not the story I recognize.
Same. I’m willing to give season two a shot but I’m not sure how far I’ll watch since they did in my boy Uno. That man is supposed to be at the last battle, not suck starting a golden rhino horn.
You’ve read 14 book series multiple times? That’s enormous investment that’s probably setting unrealistic expectations.
I’ve only started the first one to die out of boredom quickly so I can’t imagine repeatedly getting through a slog first few books supposedly are. My girlfriend read everything after the first season and once she was finished she did a re-watch which she enjoyed, in part because it’s different. Second season has higher production value but seems to be confusing with the amount of changes so far. I’m following along because the themes are interesting and there’s nothing so bad that would discourage me.
Even without reading everything it’s fair to assume that this couldn’t be a faithful adaptation. They’ll likely have to merge more story lines, characters, then remove some things entirely and it’ll still be a challenge to fit this into amount of seasons that’s reasonable to produce. The Expanse did plenty of that but it still had roughly a season per book, and that was with a book series that Bezos personally enjoys.
It’s not a huge investment for someone who reads frequently. It took me 8 months to read them all and I wasn’t going super fast.
Yes?
I hardly see how my enjoying the entire arch sets unrealistic expectations. As I said, I can accept changes for the medium’s and natural limitations sake. This show has gone beyond that, both in the first and this far in this season.
It’s a different story with the same names. That’s more my beef, than that things needed to be cut or merged.
Even the explanation of the One Power in the S2E1, drawing things out of what is already there is a pretty major shift from the books themselves.
Why would I want to though?
Really enjoyed the first season. I haven't seen the first 3 episodes yet but I hope they continue to escalate this story!
S2E1 was better than any episode of S1. They have really upped their game.
I liked the first season. It wasn’t perfect, but still fine. Will definitely watch season 2 once I can binge it.
They went with the game of thrones final season strategy of hoping everyone is watching in a very dark room with a good high contrast TV for so many scenes. I love playing the squint my eyes and try to figure out who’s talking game.
Such a horrible “adaptation” of a great work.
3 episodes on launch, then one per week?
Yes
jordanlund@lemmy.one 1 year ago
Wow, it got a second season?
Fisk400@feddit.nu 1 year ago
I think thats fair. This allows them to demonstrate a season that isn’t fucked by covid.
Seraph@kbin.social 1 year ago
If you go watch now and tell your friends it might get a third! Those early numbers are important to the stupid execs.
dreadgoat@kbin.social 1 year ago
It was pre-approved on launch for 3 seasons at minimum. It's locked in at least that far.